APPLICATIONS FOR CITY ACCOMMODATIONS TAX GRANTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023-2024 MAY NOW BE SUBMITTED. APPLICATIONS ARE DUE AT CAMDEN CITY HALL BY 5 P.M., FRIDAY, APRIL 28TH, 2023. ACCESS THE WRITABLE PDF HERE 2023 – 2024 A-TAX GRANT APPLICATION AND FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS:
Accommodations Tax Grants are provided through revenue received by the City for its share of the 2% lodging tax levied by the State of South Carolina. These monies can only be used for activities related to tourism, including: advertising and promotion of tourism. promotion of the arts and cultural events. Entities applying for funding must be a non-profit organization, or represent a non-profit organization, registered with the Secretary of State of South Carolina. Read the 2023 -2024 A-TAX Grant Handbook here.
For detailed information regarding how State Accommodations Tax Funds can be spent, please refer to Section 6-4-10 of the South Carolina Code of Laws and the Department of Revenue’s official advisory opinion contained in the SC REVENUE Ruling #98-22. This information is available online at www.scstatehouse.gov. An Accommodations Tax Advisory Committee, mandated by the State of South Carolina, reviews applications and makes recommendations to City Council for the award of A-Tax funds. Accommodations Tax Advisory Committee members are selected from the hospitality and lodging industries, as well as from the community at large. Accommodations Tax expenditures are also reviewed by the State of South Carolina’s Tourism Expenditure Review Committee (TERC) who looks to distinguish between events attended primarily by those in the local community from those events that are designed for and attended primarily by non-residents who come from outside the community.
Questions should be directed to Suzi Sale, Tourism Director, 803-432-2421 or ssale@camdensc.org.